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Valencia hospitality voucher refunds €50 in flood-hit towns
The Generalitat will hand back half of what residents of the 2024 flood zone spend in local bars and restaurants. The fund is €3.9 million and applications open on 15 October.
Roast chicken recipe: foil first, then high heat for the skin
Toño Rodríguez, the Michelin-starred chef from Aragon, seals the tray in foil so the chicken cooks as if steamed, then uncovers it to brown. The house version, scaled to a whole 1.6 kg bird.
Michelin stars in Ibiza: 21 chefs cook for 100 charity diners
Chefs holding 28 stars between them shopped at the Mercat Nou for Estrellas contra el Cáncer, a €180 dinner whose 100 seats sold out. Last year's edition raised €29,510.
Conxemar 2026 brings 800 seafood exhibitors to a full Vigo
The frozen seafood fair runs from 6 to 8 October after a FAO congress on trade, AI and traceability. Last year's edition closed €831.7 million in deals, and the venue has no space left.
Top Cocktail Bars gives three stars to Asturian Patio de Butacas
The Spanish and Portuguese bar guide puts a cocktail bar in Pola de Siero, a town of 13,000, alongside six bars in Madrid, Barcelona, Valladolid and Zaragoza.
Best restaurants in Madrid 2026: 15 tables worth booking
From DiverXO's €450 menu to a €51 neo-tavern in La Latina: 15 Madrid tables checked against the Michelin Guide Spain 2026, with prices, addresses and how to book.
What to eat in Madrid: 9 dishes and where to find them
From La Bola's charcoal-cooked cocido to San Ginés's churros, nine dishes that define Madrid, with tavern addresses, opening hours and prices in euros checked in 2026.
Farmed salmon: Roca, León and Atxa join 120-chef menu boycott
The open letter, run by the British charity WildFish, gathers chefs from 26 countries with more than 90 Michelin stars. Salmon farmers have not answered it; their trade press has looked at who pays for it.
Spanish Capital of Gastronomy 2027 goes to Santa Cruz de Tenerife
The first island city to win the title takes over from Jerez in January with 137 activities, a bid dossier written as a cookbook and no published budget.
Montilla named Spanish Wine City 2027, beating Jerez
The Córdoba town that gave amontillado its name will run a year of wine events built around Pedro Ximénez. Jerez, the other bid, plans its own wine year instead.
Merendero de la Mari closes in Port Vell over €53,000 rent
The family seafood restaurant at Palau de Mar says a 25% rent rise in 2024 made the numbers impossible. The eviction is set for 2 October, and the concessionaire is already talking to a new operator.
Patatas bravas contest crowns Valderrama chef Mauro Barreiro
Eighteen chefs cooked in the seventh Una de Bravas final in Palencia. The Sotogrande golf-club chef takes €1,500, and his winning dish moves to a Gibraltar hotel in November.
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